Description
A fudgy chocolate cake topped with glossy ganache and fresh strawberries, perfect for any celebration.
Ingredients
- Unsalted Butter (Room Temperature): 6 oz (1.5 sticks), plus more for greasing pan
- Granulated Sugar: 10 oz (about 1 1/4 cups)
- Large Eggs: 3 (about 6 oz total without shell)
- All-Purpose Flour: 8 oz (about 1 2/3 cups), plus more for dusting pan
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder (Good Quality): 2 oz (about 3/4 cup)
- Baking Powder: 3/4 oz (1.5 tablespoons)
- Salt: 1/4 oz (1/2 teaspoon)
- Milk (Whole or 2%): 6 oz (3/4 cup)
- Vegetable Oil: 3 oz (3/8 cup)
- Vanilla Extract: 3/4 oz (1.5 tablespoons)
- Hot Water: 6 oz (3/4 cup)
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate, finely chopped: 8 oz
- Heavy Cream: 8 oz
- Fresh Strawberries: 1 pint
- Whipped Cream: as needed
- Chocolate Shavings/Sprinkles: as needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square cake pan.
- Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
- Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, alternating with milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract, starting and ending with dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Stir in the hot water until the batter is smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack.
- For the ganache, heat the heavy cream until it simmers, then pour over chopped chocolate. Whisk until smooth and let cool slightly.
- Level the top of the cooled cake, pour ganache over it, and decorate with fresh strawberries, whipped cream, and chocolate shavings/sprinkles.
Notes
Store leftover cake at room temperature for up to 2 days or in the refrigerator for about a week. You can freeze it for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: chocolate cake, fudge cake, dessert, birthday cake, strawberry toppings